Competitions · Japan
Kyushu Open 2013
Fukuoka · 29 December 2013 · 6 events · 24 competitors · 21 personal bests
Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) won two of the six events (5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Wataru Hashimura (端村航) by 0.39 seconds. 24 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝) took a 2×2 single of 4.91 down to 3.52, 28 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Wataru Hashimura (端村航) | 9.83 | 10.79 |
| 2×2 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 2.61 | 4.21 |
| 4×4 | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 42.68 | 45.15 |
| 5×5 | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 1:10.90 | 1:17.49 |
| Pyraminx | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 4.40 | 5.58 |
| Square-1 | Kou Oobatake (大畠功) | 14.52 | 16.48 |
The PB harvest
21 set · 8 still standing- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) — 3×3 single 7.94: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹) — 3×3 single 9.94: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Shunsuke Okuyama (奥山駿介) — 5×5 single 1:12.93: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Shunsuke Okuyama (奥山駿介) — 2×2 single 4.59: into the top 34.1% of the event's history.
- Yohei Suzuki (鈴木洋平) — Square-1 single 24.96: into the top 39.1% of the event's history.
- Masanobu Nakashima (中島政信) — 3×3 single 24.65: into the top 51.8% of the event's history.
- Minoru Ito (伊藤稔) — 3×3 single 24.96: into the top 52.5% of the event's history.
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平) — Square-1 single 35.05: into the top 58.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
24 competitors · 117 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Eiki Shimana (島名永樹)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hideyuki Tanaka (田中秀幸)
- Kenta Ohno (大野健太)
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Masanobu Nakashima (中島政信)
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳)
- Minoru Ito (伊藤稔)
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Ryouta Fujimaru (藤丸稜汰)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Shinichi Ono (小野伸一)
- Shunsuke Okuyama (奥山駿介)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takeyosi Seki (関赳義)
- Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yohei Suzuki (鈴木洋平)
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuto Hayaki (早木悠斗)
- Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝)
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.